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Supreme Court to decide if drug users can carry guns
The Supreme Court will determine if banning gun possession by habitual illegal drug users violates the Second Amendment amid divided lower court rulings.
- The Supreme Court will decide if a law preventing regular marijuana users from owning guns violates the Second Amendment, as stated by the Trump administration.
- Ali Danial Hemani was charged under this law, but lower courts ruled the ban unconstitutional, stating it must prove users were under the influence when arrested.
- The 5th U.S. Circuit Court upheld a decision that ruled the government's allegations weren't enough to charge Hemani, asserting that the law cannot be enforced without evidence of being under the drug's influence at arrest.
- This case reflects ongoing debates on Second Amendment rights amidst evolving cannabis laws, with approximately half of the states legalizing recreational marijuana.
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Supreme Court to Consider Whether People Who Smoke Pot Can Own Guns
Supreme Court to Consider Whether People Who Regularly Smoke Pot Can Legally Own Guns (Maria) The author writes, “The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its 2022 decision expanding gun rights. President Trump’s administration asked the justices to revive a case against a Texas man charged with a felony because…
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